HB1163

This bill is an appropriations act for the Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. It establishes the maximum number of regular and extra-help employees for several professional boards, including the Board of Public Accountancy, the Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors, the State Athletic Commission, the Board of Architects, Landscape Architects and Interior Designers, the Auctioneers Licensing Board, and the Bail Bondsman Licensing Board. The act provides specific funding allocations for these boards, sourced from various state cash funds, federal funds, and specialized board funds. It authorizes expenditures for personal services, operating expenses, professional fees, and examination costs. The total appropriations are intended to cover the administrative and regulatory functions of these licensing entities. This is a routine budgetary measure typical of the legislative process for maintaining state government operations.